If my passport says my name is the same as a famous person then should I still be verified? This whole anyone can be verified for $8 a month had zero chance at success.
Also, it isn't very common problem that people with the same name try to pretend to be that other person. It cuts the potential people who would want to impersonate from 10s of millions to like a couple.
This same name issue is a tiny marginal problem dismissing the idea of paid verification based on that is crazy.